And the war wages on.............

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Police burning a martyr's column of a slain maoist, Raju
school buildings in remote chhattisgarh village, demolished by he Maoists..
These are some of the pictures of my journey into darkness.. (Pix by Ranjan Basu, photo editor, The Sunday Indian)

Below...my journey into the land of darkness



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